Short Story: “The Future is Ours”
It was a beautiful autumn day in Bucharest. The bell announcing the end of the school day rang about 30 minutes ago. Nikos was going home walking while listening to his favorite music and making plans for the afternoon. He was thirsty, so he pulled…
Spooky Stories from AISB’s Creative Writing CCA
Grab a cozy blanket, prepare a cup of hot chocolate, and settle in for some spooky short stories, written by students from AISB’s Writing for Fiction after-school activity. The first piece was written by Marta from 9th grade and is a descriptive micro fiction story…
Mini Memoir: “How I learned not to lie”
*This “mini memoir” was selected from Chuck Adams’ 6th grade English class to be featured on our website. The assignment was to write about a memory in hopes to “communicate a larger idea about the human experience.” We think Angela did this perfectly. I was…
Mini Memoir: “Battle”
*This “mini memoir” was selected from Chuck Adams’ 6th grade English class to be featured on our website. The assignment was to write about a memory in hopes to “communicate a larger idea about the human experience.” We think Maria did this perfectly. Thailand, land…
We are the Prisoners: A Poem on Living with Anxiety
We are the prisoners of the night; Shrouded in the secrecy of moonlight, Cause it’s the only thing that protects us From their penetrating gazes. Everything yearns to be hidden. Even time itself, Whose nervous hands slow to a stop When given attention. The darkness…
Mini Memoir: “Embracing Your Fears”
*This “mini memoir” was selected from Selina Parnell’s 6th grade English class to be featured on our website. The assignment was to write about a memory in hopes to “communicate a larger idea about the human experience.” We think Petra did this perfectly. Fear. It’s…
Human Monster: Part 2
Sebastian studied the girl he was forced to kidnap and didn’t like what he was seeing at all. The bandage he had wrapped around Scarlet’s head was stained with blood, and she was curled in a fetal position, clutching a blanket. I was supposed to…
Mini Memoir: “When Winter Can’t Make You Smile”
*This “mini memoir” was selected from Chuck Adams’ 6th grade English class to be featured on our website. The assignment was to write about a memory in hopes to “communicate a larger idea about the human experience.” We think Lydia did this perfectly. About two…
Human Monster
October 2nd, 2013 The first monster that haunted Scarlet’s dreams was from a book called “The Angel’s Wings.” It was a peculiar fairy tale about a young angel boy, named Ectoras, who lost his wings fighting a gruesome creature who called himself: The Shadow of…
Blackout Poetry: Finding hidden meaning in the pages of old books
This is black-out poetry (a.k.a. found poetry or erasure poetry). You take an already existing text (section of a newspaper, page of a novel, etc.) and you black out the majority of the words on the page until you’re left with just a few –…